Constantine : : Roman Emperor, Christian Victor
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"This edition first published in hardcover in the United States in 2010 by The Overlook Press, Peter Mayer Publishers, Inc."--T.p. verso.
Originally published: London : Quercus, 2009.
Pt. 1: Faith and power in the third century. Religion in the later Roman Empire ; The rise of Christianity ; The unconquered emperor and his divine patron ; The tetrarchy -- Pt. 2: Constantine Invictus. Constantine Invictus ; Constantine and Rome ; Constantine's conversion ; Constantinople -- Pt. 3: Victor Constantine. ; Victor Constantine ; Constantine Maximus Augustus ; Constantine and the bishops ; Death and succession ; Conclusion.
Surveys the life and legacy of the first Christian Roman emperor, describing the vision that inspired his religious conversion and subsequent conquest of the imperial capital, his founding of Constantinople, and his role in promoting a unified Christian Europe.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Overlook Press, 2010, c2009.
Year Published: 2009
Description: xxv, 358 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (mostly col.), maps, geneal. tables ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781590203248
1590203240
SUBJECTS
Constantine -- I, -- Emperor of Rome, -- d. 337.
Emperors -- Rome -- Biography.
Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Rome -- History -- Constantine I, the Great, 306-337.
Rome -- Religion.